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hyge

(n.)
Grammar
hyge, es; m.

Mindheartsoul

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Hálig on hige holy of thought, 133; Th. 168, 9; Gen. 2780: Exon. 73 b; Th. 274, 14; Jul. 533, On heardum hyge in my hard heart, Elen. Kmbl. 1614; El. 809. Hét hicgan tó hige gódum bade them see to it that they were of good courage, Byrht.

GRUND

(n.)
Grammar
GRUND, es; m.
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Grunde getenge deep in the earth, i. e. lying, as it were, at the bottom of a hole, Elen. Kmbl. 2226; El. 1114. Me to grunde teáh he drew me to the bottom [of the sea], Beo. Th. 1111; B. 553: Cd. 39; Th. 51, 29; Gen. 834.

GE-RÉFA

(n.)
Grammar
GE-RÉFA, ge-reáfa, groefa, an; m.

A prefect, steward, fiscal officer of the shire or county, judge, reeve or sheriff, countpræpŏsĭtus, villĭcus, jūdex, præfectus, cŏmes

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Ðæt ǽlc geréfa náme ðæt wedd on his ágenre scire, ðæt hí ealle ðæt friþ healdan woldan that each reeve should take a pledge in his own shire, that they would all hold the peace, L. Ath. v. § 10; Th. i. 240, 1.

HEÁH

(adj.)
Grammar
HEÁH, héh; adj.

HIGH, tall, lofty, sublime, haughtyaltus, excelsus, celsus, excellens, sublimis

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Wé ceorfaþ heáh treówu on holte altum silvæ lignum succidimus, Past. 58, 6; Swt. 443, 36. Wesan heá mihte handa ðíne áhafen ofer hæleþas may the excellent powers of thy hand be exalted over men, Ps. Th. 88, 12.

Linked entries: héh heá heág

rǽran

(v.)
Grammar
rǽran, p. de
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Uton beón á úrum hláforde holde, and ǽfre eallum mihtum his wurðscipe rǽran, L. C. E. 20; Th. i. 372, 9 : Wulfst. 119, 14.

Linked entry: hebban

á-wrítan

to write out or downwrite wordsto transcribecopy in writingto state in writingto write a book, letter,to write of or about somethingto write toto write an account ofdescribeto inscribe the name of a personto write on materialcover with writingto make a symbol other than a letter

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Th. i. 8, 10. to state in writing Swá holde ꝥ hié on monegum templum áwriten, ꝥ ǽlc crísten mon hæfde frið . . . and Antonius hét forbærnan ꝥ gewrit þe hit on áwriten wæs hwæt mon on geáre ágiefan sceolde, Ors. 6, 13;S. 268, 18-23.

Linked entry: wrítan

innan

(adv.)
Grammar
innan, adv. and prep. gen. dat. acc.

Inintowithinfrom within

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Innan on ðisses holtes hleó, Cd. 39; Th. 52, 7; Gen. 840. On innan ðé in te, Ps. Th. 147, 2. Geond woruld innan, Exon. 14 b ; Th. 29, 28; Cri. 469 : 95 b; Th. 355, 43 ; Pa. 4. Geond Bryten innan, 45 b ; Th. 155, 5; Gú. 855.

þolian

(v.)
Grammar
þolian, p. ode
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To hold out, exercise endurance, endure, not to give in: of things, to last, continue to be serviceable Ic tó aldre sceal sæcce fremmau, þenden ðis sweord þolaþ, Beo. Th. 4992; B. 2499.

BRÁD

(adj.)
Grammar
BRÁD, def. se bráda, seó, ðæt bráde ; comp. m.brádra, f.n. brádre,brǽdre; superl. brádost; adj.

BROAD open, large, spacious, copiouslatus, expansus, amplus, spatiosus, copiosus

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Ðá he healdan mihte brád swurd when he could hold his broad sword, Byrht. Th. 132, 12;By. 15: 136, 38;By. 163: Beo. Th. 3096;B. 1546. Bráde synd on worulde gréne geardas in the world there are broad green regions, Cd. 25;Th. 32, 29;Gen. 510.

Linked entries: brǽd bréd bréden

sócn

(n.)
Grammar
sócn, e; f.

a seeking, search, exploringa seeking, desiring, trying to geta seeking to obtain an enda seeking for information, question, inquirya seeking, visiting of a place, attendance at a place, resorta seeking for protection ora place so sought, refuge, sanctuary, asyluma seeking with hostile intent, an attack inquisitio the right of investigating, necessary to and a part of power of holding plea seekinglevying fines socasoca quaestio inquisitio an attack an action, prosecution an assemblage a parish

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Ðá tówende se biscop ðæt weofod and ða dwollícan sócne mid ealle ádwæscte (put an end to the resorting to the place, which had been supposed erroneously to be holy) Homl. Th. ii. 508, 5.

Linked entry: fird-sócn

stán

(n.)
Grammar
stán, es; m.
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Holum stánum fornicibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 40, 5. Ne tymbra ðú ðæt of gesnidenum stánum, Ex. 20, 25. <b>II b.

Linked entry: stán-weorþung

ge-þanc

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Ic þé andette holde geþance, 118, 7. Ic þæt wénde þríste geþonce, Jul. 358. <b>IV a.</b> thought, thinking about something :-- þǽr nǽfre unnytte sprǽce nǽron, ne geþanc goldes and seolfres, Hml. S. 23 b, 88

gifan

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Th. i. 40, 9. . to give into the hands of, hand over to possess or to keep, consign, commit, entrust Hí (hine) léton holm beran, geáfon on gársecg, B. 49. Ágife (gyfe, v. l. ) man þám ágenfrígean his ágen, Ll. Th. i. 390, 7.

spéd

(n.)
Grammar
spéd, e; f.

Speedsuccessmeansspeedquicknessspeedilyquicklyspeedsuccessprosperous issue meanssubstanceabundancewealthpowerfacultyopportunitymeans of doing anything progenyceleritas, successus, provectus, prosperitas, substantia

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Wæs heofonweardes gást ofer holm boren miclum spédum, Cd. Th. 8, 8; Gen. 121. Meotud monnum syleþ sundorgiefe, sendeþ wíde ágne spéde (faculties peculiar to each), Exon.

MÆGEN

(n.)
Grammar
MÆGEN, es; n.

MAINmightstrengthforcepowervigourefficacyvirtuefacultyabilityan exercise of powerefforta mighty workmiraclea forcemilitary force

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Ðá sóðan welan ðæt sind hálige mægnu the true riches, they are holy virtues, Homl. Th. ii. 88, 310. Mægenu, Basil admn. 2; Norm. 38, 9. Mægno and cræftas, Bt. 32, 1; Fox 116, 1. Wísdóm módur eallra mægena virtutum omnium nutrix, 10; Fox 26, 24.

Linked entry: mægn

niman

(v.)
Grammar
niman, p. nam, pl. námon; pp. numen (kept in the slang word nim = steal. Cf. Shakspere's Corporal Nym).

to takereceivegetsumereaccipereto takekeepholdtenereto takecatchto containto take (with one)carrybringto take (to one)giveto take forciblyseizetake awaycarry offtollerecapessereauferrerapere

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Th. 3621; B. 1808. to take, keep, hold; tenere Nimþ mé seó swýðre ðín tenebit me dextera tua, Ps. Spl. 138, 9. Ðú nǽme ( tenuisti ) hand ða swýðran, 72, 23. Hé ðæt wolcn him beforan nam he had the cloud before him, Blickl. Homl. 121, 14.

Linked entry: bi-nom

á

(adv.)
Grammar
á, <b> (ó);</b> adv.
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Nó waniaþ ó holtes frǽtwe, 72 : Cri. 313: Gen. 833. emphasizing a question, (why) ever Hwiacute; eów á lyste (cf. hwí gé wilnigen, Bt.

ród

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mearcode him on heáfde hálig róde-tácen] :-- Hé þá nǽdran ácwealde sóna gif hé hí gesegnode mid Crístes róde tácne, swá ꝥ heó swulte for þám mægne þǽre hálgan róde, þonne se Godes wer ꝥ róde tácen áwrát mid his fingre; and eác gif. . . hé gebletsode þæs holes

werian

(v.)
Grammar
werian, wergan; p. ede.
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Se hwíta helm hafelan werede, 2901; B. 1448. to hold, occupy. v. warian, <b>III a</b> Ða ðe onhǽle eardas weredon, Exon. Th. 123, 14; Gú. 322.

weallan

(v.)
Grammar
weallan, p. weóll, pl. weóllon; pp. weallen.

of water, &amp;c. issuing from a source to well, bubble forth, spring out, flow of the source, to well with, flow with, with a noun absoluteimplying abundanceto swarm, exist in large numbers of production in large numbers or great quantity, to swarm with flow with of violent movement, to boil, rage, heave of movement in liquids caused by heat, to boil (intrans.), to be hot used of a vessel in which a liquid boils of other than liquids, to be hot, burn, blaze, ragefiguratively, of persons, passions, emotions, to be fervent, to burn, rage, to be strongly moved trans. ( = willan?) To roll, turn

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Holm storme weól, 2267; B. 1131. Hreðer ǽðme weóll his breast heaved, 5180; B. 2593. Ða ýþa weóllan and wéddan ðæs sǽs furentibus undis pelagi, Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 39, 42. Brim weallende, Andr. Kmbl. 3147; An. 1576.

Linked entry: for-weallen